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The Executive Committee of the Confederations of African Football (CAF) has announced the dates for both FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers and Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast 2023 Qualifiers draws at its meeting. This was contained in a press statement by CAF’s communication department which was obtained by Point News247. It read, “The Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast 2023 Qualifiers draw will be conducted on 21 January 2022 in Douala, Cameroon. “The preliminary round will be played by a knock-out system: home and away matches and will include the lower-ranked teams in accordance with the FIFA rankings.…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu held a closed-door meeting with members of the Nigerian Association of Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council at the State House, Marina on Sunday evening. Point News247 reports that the meeting was called by the Governor to address the grievances of the nurses in the State. At the end of the two hours meeting, both the Government and the union agreed on a number of issues that had been causing disaffection between the two parties. Governor Sanwo-Olu pledged Government’s sincerity in the implementation of all that was agreed on, to the delight of the representatives of the…

Point News247 reports that the Members of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) and the National Assembly chapters of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) will be embarking on a strike from Monday January 10. In a communique jointly signed by the chairman of NASS, Sunday Sabiyi and the vice chairman of NASC, M. A. Liman and released on Thursday January 6, the workers said they are embarking on a strike in protest of the alleged breach of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with management on the full implementation of the new National Minimum Wage Act 2019 and the…

Senior Advocates of Nigeria, civil society organisations and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), should be ready to account for his actions when he leaves office next year. Point News247 reports that their comments are in reaction to the President’s statement during his interview on Channels Television on Wednesday that anybody who asks him to come and give any evidence in any court when he leaves office would be in trouble because he already made sure all important issues are on record. Asked by his interviewers what comes to his mind…

The rescheduled African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, officially known as the TotalEnergies AFCON Cameroon 2021, is set to hold from this weekend in Cameroon amidst the continuous battle with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Point News247 reports that Cameroon is hosting for the second time since the first in 1972, the tournament returning 50 years after to the country of Issa Hyatou, the longest serving Confederation of African Football (CAF) president who enjoyed a 29-year reign. Previously held in even-numbered years, the AFCON tournament was shifted to odd-numbered years in 2013 when Nigeria won its third and most recent continental…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the federal government of Nigeria’s introduction of N10/litre on all non-alcoholic, carbonated and sweetened beverages. Point News247 reports that the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed had announced the new tax on Wednesday. According to Ahmed, the new tax would raise revenue for health-related and other critical expenditures. However, NLC President, Ayuba Wabba in a statement wondered why the government did not place the excise duties on sugar itself as a commodity rather than on carbonated drinks, adding that the health reason proffered by the government for the re-introduction of…

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) and the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi have agreed to strengthen the existing partnership and synergy between the two agencies in various areas of operations especially in the fight against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking. Point News247 reports that this collaboration was reaffirmed in a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi. The statement…

Federal lawmakers in both the Senate and the House of Representatives in Nigeria plan to spend more than N139billion in the year 2022. Point News247 reports that the findings were revealed in a post by a data consulting agency, Statisense on its Twitter page. Nigerian Senate Checks by SaharaReporters showed that Statisense picked the data from the Budget Office. In the figures released, N100billion was earmarked for zonal interventions, while National Assembly liabilities to gulp N10billion. In the data, the National Assembly library building will consume N5billion and the lawmakers are billed to spend N1billion on Constitution Review. Other projected…

Lagos State Government has directed the management of Dowen College, Lekki, to make corrections after the death of Sylvester Oromoni. Point News247 reports that the Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo said identified lapses in administration discovered during inspection and investigation must be fixed. The ministry’s position on Thursday follows the advice of the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) which says Oromoni’s death could not be linked to bullying. On the of fate of Dowen College students as second term begins, Adefisayo said the government was reviewing the operational guidelines of boarding schools and the requirements for establishment. In a statement,…

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government has no plan to lay off workers in the federal public service. Point News247 reports that the minister disclosed this while Speaking on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme. Ahmed said that President Muhammadu Buhari had repeatedly said that no worker would be sacked. She also noted that FG needs to review the number of its ministries, parastatals and agencies (MDAs) to reduce personnel costs and have more revenue for capital projects. She assured that such a review would not result in job losses in the public…